كثير الرماد
One with abundant ash.
Abundant ash suggests frequent fires; frequent fires suggest much cooking; this suggests serving guests and finally generosity. The chain depends on a historical pattern of hospitality, and need not be equally transparent in every society.
The phrase is kināyah concerning an attribute, because generosity is the endpoint, and also talwīḥ, because several inferential links are involved.
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Taʿrīḍ, Talwīḥ, Ramz, Īmāʾ and Ishārah; the Rhetorical Force of Figurative Speech
كثير الرماد
One with abundant ash.
Abundant ash suggests frequent fires; frequent fires suggest much cooking; this suggests serving guests and finally generosity. The chain depends on a historical pattern of hospitality, and need not be equally transparent in every society.
The phrase is kināyah concerning an attribute, because generosity is the endpoint, and also talwīḥ, because several inferential links are involved.